Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to bereave of life
Participle: bereaved of life
Gerund: bereaving of life
Indicative
Present
| I | bereave of life |
| you | bereave of life |
| he;she;it | bereaves of life |
| we | bereave of life |
| you | bereave of life |
| they | bereave of life |
Perfect
| I | have bereaved of life; bereft of life |
| you | have bereaved of life; bereft of life |
| he;she;it | has bereaved of life; bereft of life |
| we | have bereaved of life; bereft of life |
| you | have bereaved of life; bereft of life |
| they | have bereaved of life; bereft of life |
Past
| I | bereaved of life |
| you | bereaved of life |
| he;she;it | bereaved of life |
| we | bereaved of life |
| you | bereaved of life |
| they | bereaved of life |
Pluperfect
| I | had bereaved of life; bereft of life |
| you | had bereaved of life; bereft of life |
| he;she;it | had bereaved of life; bereft of life |
| we | had bereaved of life; bereft of life |
| you | had bereaved of life; bereft of life |
| they | had bereaved of life; bereft of life |
Future
| I | will bereave of life |
| you | will bereave of life |
| he;she;it | will bereave of life |
| we | will bereave of life |
| you | will bereave of life |
| they | will bereave of life |
Future Perfect
| I | will have bereaved of life; bereft of life |
| you | will have bereaved of life; bereft of life |
| he;she;it | will have bereaved of life; bereft of life |
| we | will have bereaved of life; bereft of life |
| you | will have bereaved of life; bereft of life |
| they | will have bereaved of life; bereft of life |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | bereave of life |
| you | bereave of life |
| he;she;it | bereave of life |
| we | bereave of life |
| you | bereave of life |
| they | bereave of life |
Perfect
| I | have bereaved of life; bereft of life |
| you | have bereaved of life; bereft of life |
| he;she;it | have bereaved of life; bereft of life |
| we | have bereaved of life; bereft of life |
| you | have bereaved of life; bereft of life |
| they | have bereaved of life; bereft of life |
Imperfect
| I | bereaved of life |
| you | bereaved of life |
| he;she;it | bereaved of life |
| we | bereaved of life |
| you | bereaved of life |
| they | bereaved of life |
Pluperfect
| I | had bereaved of life; bereft of life |
| you | had bereaved of life; bereft of life |
| he;she;it | had bereaved of life; bereft of life |
| we | had bereaved of life; bereft of life |
| you | had bereaved of life; bereft of life |
| they | had bereaved of life; bereft of life |
Conditional
Present
| I | would bereave of life |
| you | would bereave of life |
| he;she;it | would bereave of life |
| we | would bereave of life |
| you | would bereave of life |
| they | would bereave of life |
Perfect
| I | would have bereaved of life; bereft of life |
| you | would have bereaved of life; bereft of life |
| he;she;it | would have bereaved of life; bereft of life |
| we | would have bereaved of life; bereft of life |
| you | would have bereaved of life; bereft of life |
| they | would have bereaved of life; bereft of life |
Imperative
| you | bereave of life |
| we | Let's bereave of life |
| you | bereave of life |
Verbs similar to 'bereave'
beleave,
becrave,
begrave,
begrease,
behave,
beknave,
belave,
berate,
beread,
berede,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to worry excessively
- agonize, fret, lament, torture
- deny
- deprive, despoil, disinherit, lose, disallow, oust, dispossess
Antonyms
- deny
- accept, admit, affirm, acknowledge
Additional Information
Cf. Old English (be)rēafian.
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bireven, from Old English berēafian (“to bereave, deprive of, take away, seize, rob, despoil”), from Proto-Germanic *biraubōną, and Old English berēofan (“to bereave, deprive, rob of”); both equivalent to be- + reave. Cognate with Dutch beroven (“to rob, deprive, bereave”), German berauben (“to deprive, rob, bereave”), Danish berøve (“to deprive of”), Norwegian berøve (“to deprive”), Swedish beröva (“to rob”), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌱𐍉𐌽 (biraubōn). See: Middle English '
bireven', Middle English '
bireven', Proto-Germanic '
*biraubōną', Dutch '
beroven', German, old spelling '
berauben', Danish '
berøve', Swedish '
beröva'.
Verbs referencing "bereave"
Old Saxon
birovon, German, old spelling
berauben, Swedish
beröva, Danish
berøve.
Sample Sentences
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Madam, you have bereft me of all words, [c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:]
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bereft of him who taught me how to sing [1719, Thomas Tickell, On the Death of Mr. Addison:]
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All your interest in those territories / Is utterly bereft you; all is lost. [1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:]
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[…] shall move you to bereave my life. [c. 1589–1590 (date written), Christopher Marlo[we], edited by Tho[mas] Heywood, The Famous Tragedy of the Rich Iew of Malta. […], London: […] I[ohn] B[eale] for Nicholas Vavasour, […], published 1633, →OCLC, (please specify the page):]
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Death bereaved him of his wife.
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The family has been recently bereaved.
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The castaways were bereft of hope.